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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 5

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,841 head

▼ 1,657 vs last sale 3,498▼ 74 vs year ago 1,915 · −3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,017 head

▲ 227 vs last sale 790▲ 91 vs year ago 926 · +9.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

277 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 303▼ 26 vs year ago 303 · −8.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Both steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower on a lower quality offering this week. Steer calves 500-599 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers over 500 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Calf quality, calf health, and package size all affected demand this week. Packages were smaller this week compared to last weeks sale, which saw several load lots. Most calves were offered in small packages this week with no load lots of calves seen. Partial loads of calves sold with the best demand, these offerings sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. The only load lot on offer this week was a load of yearling heifers which sold fully steady. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality overall this sale was mixed from plain to attractive. Market activity was mostly moderate today with a smaller buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light while feeding cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeding cow demand was moderate to good with multiple private ranchers and order buyers, buying cows to feed. Private buyers continue to buy slightly lame or slightly blemished cows to but away on feed. Packer buyers were also active and buying slightly lame or blemished cows to put away to feed for the upcoming holidays. Most of these cows were normally go to slaughter. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Cow quality this week plain to average and similar to last weeks offering. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to weak. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Many cows early morning offered buyers average weigh conditions, while cows late in the sale were pushing moderate amounts of fill. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to weak on a lower quality offering. Many young age cows were very thin this sale. Quality was mostly average today and similar to last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.29/cwt on 560 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −145.29 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$306.29

560 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.08

vs MT average

+4.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	306.71	1,692	543
Medium and Large 1-2	544	293.10	1,594	14thin
Medium 1	542	290.00	1,572	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale560 hd

306.29

—

MT average5 barns · 1,453 hd

299.21

+7.08

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+4.44

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

−145.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.23, low $384.50, median $451.58 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,733	143.38	2,485	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	118.65	1,611	232
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	118.25	1,900	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,183	113.17	1,339	430

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,527	14

Every lot

87 lots · USDA AMS · Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	286	472.19/cwt	465.00–491.00	1,350	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	408.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,388	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	388.37/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,425	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,360	9
Steers	350–400	Medium 1Unweaned	399	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,347	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	356.66/cwt	353.00–365.00	1,487	82
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	325.73/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,397	40
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	431	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,412	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,512	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	471	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,488	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	321.91/cwt	317.00–331.00	1,536	94
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	315.31/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,643	245
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	294.95/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,587	12
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	542	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,572	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	297.95/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,707	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	299.86/cwt	282.00–308.75	1,730	265
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	580	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,636	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	274.65/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,719	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	652	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,500	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	276.93/cwt	262.50–281.00	1,814	28
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	677	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,760	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	759	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,825	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,197	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,106	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	361.31/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,192	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	339	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,203	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	341.01/cwt	327.50–356.00	1,258	70
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	386	313.29/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,209	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1Unweaned	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	411	303.10/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,246	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	311.60/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,309	62
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	422	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,291	3
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2	469	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,126	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,274	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,437	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	297.91/cwt	283.00–312.50	1,427	102
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	514	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,362	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	277.20/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,439	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,463	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	263.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,496	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,417	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	613	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,594	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	622	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,487	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	651	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,595	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	703	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,666	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,881	109
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,024	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,120	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,032	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,162	13
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	225.43/cwt	217.50–228.00	2,333	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,279	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,420	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,404	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,906	4
Bulls	—	—	1,686	135.28/cwt	121.00–145.00	2,281	14
Bulls	—	—	1,759	147.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,602	23
Bulls	—	—	2,063	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	3,311	2
Bulls	—	—	2,465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	3,648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	850	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	90.06/cwt	86.00–94.00	840	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	949	74.59/cwt	72.50–76.00	708	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	75.76/cwt	70.00–82.00	821	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,162	107.77/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,252	120
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	91.92/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,077	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,182	125.65/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,485	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	102.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,213	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	117.33/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,415	241
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,345	120.52/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,621	177
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	107.14/cwt	97.50–109.00	1,474	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	105.37/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,451	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	95.58/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,319	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,422	127.27/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,810	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,479	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,405	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,565	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,933	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	112.84/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,809	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,108	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	912	198.94/cwt	164.00–217.50	1,814	134
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,160	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	925	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,226	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	145.15/cwt	124.00–185.00	1,434	6
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,041	138.40/cwt	131.00–152.00	1,441	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	151.22/cwt	127.00–182.50	1,626	45
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,556	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,097	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,203	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	11

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Tue Nov 5, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,841Last week 3,498Year ago 1,915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 790Year ago 926

Replacement CattleReceipts 277Last week 303Year ago 303

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	323.00	323.00
33	550–600	573	296.00–300.00	297.95
30	900–950	943	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	286	465.00–491.00	472.19
20	300–350	340	400.00–415.00	408.28
12	350–400	367	372.50–400.00	388.37
82	400–450	417	353.00–365.00	356.66
94	450–500	477	317.00–331.00	321.91
245	500–550	521	301.00–326.00	315.31
265	550–600	577	282.00–308.75	299.86
17	600–650	626	272.00–295.00	274.65
28	650–700	655	262.50–281.00	276.93
7	750–800	759	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	383	355.00	355.00
40	400–450	429	315.00–332.50	325.73
7	450–500	471	316.00	316.00
12	500–550	538	291.00–300.00	294.95
2	550–600	580	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	337.50	337.50
3	500–550	542	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	677	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	652	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	395.00	395.00
6	300–350	330	357.50–365.00	361.31
70	350–400	369	327.50–356.00	341.01
62	400–450	420	308.00–315.00	311.60
102	450–500	479	283.00–312.50	297.91
78	500–550	519	270.00–286.00	277.20
40	550–600	567	255.00–265.00	263.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	479	300.00	300.00
20	500–550	548	267.00	267.00
4	600–650	603	235.00	235.00
109	750–800	756	248.75	248.75
13	850–900	863	234.50	234.50
8	900–950	900	235.50	235.50
13	950–1000	961	225.00	225.00
4	1000–1050	1,035	217.50–228.00	225.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	613	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	386	301.00–320.00	313.29
16	400–450	411	285.00–306.00	303.10
1	450–500	470	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	355.00	355.00
7	350–400	395	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	911	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	622	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	306.00	306.00
9	500–550	514	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,055	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	651	245.00	245.00
10	700–750	703	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	536	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,176	130.00–135.00	132.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,075	127.00–182.50	151.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	134	—	912	164.00–217.50	198.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	125.00–127.50	125.64
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	988	124.00–185.00	145.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	132.50	132.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,041	131.00–152.00	138.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,203	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	101.00–109.00	105.37
5	—	1,380	90.00–105.00	95.58
3	—	1,479	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,162	97.00–112.00	107.77
35	—	1,182	124.00–129.00	125.65
241	—	1,206	112.00–123.00	117.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,172	85.00–97.50	91.92
5	—	1,084	70.00–82.00	75.76
8	—	1,186	100.00–106.00	102.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,422	127.00–129.00	127.27
177	—	1,345	113.00–127.00	120.52
24	—	1,376	97.50–109.00	107.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	96.00	96.00
4	—	949	72.50–76.00	74.59
4	—	933	86.00–94.00	90.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	106.00–116.00	112.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	123.50	123.50
1	—	1,700	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,465	148.00	148.00
14	—	1,686	121.00–145.00	135.28
2	—	2,063	160.00–161.00	160.51
23	—	1,759	145.00–153.00	147.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	135.00–136.00	135.76

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.